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Ankylosis — Ankylosis, or Anchylosis (from Greek αγκυλος, bent, crooked) is a stiffness of a joint, the result of injury or disease. The rigidity may be complete or partial and may be due to inflammation of the tendinous or muscular structures outside the… … Wikipedia

ankylosis — Stiffening or fixation of a joint as the result of a disease process, with fibrous or bony union across the joint. [G. a., stiffening of a joint] artificial a. SYN: arthrodesis. bony a. SYN: synostosis … Medical dictionary

ankylosis — n. pathological fusion of two bones across a joint space resulting from prolonged joint inflammation or infection. In bony ankylosis the joint space is obliterated by bony tissue as a result of chronic inflammatory conditions, such as ankylosing… … The new mediacal dictionary

ankylosis — noun (plural ankyloses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ankylōsis, from ankyloun to make crooked, from ankylos crooked more at angle Date: 1713 1. stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery 2. union of … New Collegiate Dictionary